“I like them to be proper shows and I don’t mean with pyrotechnics, musical interludes and all that but a proper story, with an arc, to take the audience on a journey with a beginning middle and end… obviously making it well funny too! Some acts disagree with that and think it should just be jokes.”
WHO: Tamsin Hurtado Clarke & Scarlett Plouviez: Performer & Director
WHAT: “Give us a cheer if you’ve got skin? Well then, this is the show for you! A new show of story-based chaos with heart and peculiarities from acclaimed stand-up Harriet Dyer (Comedy Central Live, Rosie Jones’s Disability Comedy Extravaganza, The Russell Howard Hour and winner of 2022 Edinburgh Fringe Neurodiversity Representation Award). ‘Harriet Dyer is everything I love about the Fringe’ **** (BroadwayBaby.com). ‘We shouldn’t underestimate the importance of Harriet Dyer’s show’ ***** (NeurodiverseReview.co.uk). ‘A fabulous hour with a sense of the joyful absurdity of life. Entirely charming’ ***** (One4Review.co.uk).”
WHERE: Gilded Balloon Patter House – Coorie (Venue 24)
WHEN: 15:40 (60 min)
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Is this your first time to Edinburgh?
I’ve done Edinburgh many times over the years, it can be such a hubby menagerie of creativity!
I love having something like Edinburgh to work towards each year, I enjoy the circuit gigs for the other months but getting to do an hour is so much different from the shorter sets.
Before I did stand-up I always did dramary stuff and I think subconsciously that comes out in how I create my hours. I like them to be proper shows and I don’t mean with pyrotechnics, musical interludes and all that but a proper story, with an arc, to take the audience on a journey with a beginning middle and end… obviously making it well funny too! Some acts disagree with that and think it should just be jokes, no other nonsense but I do that all the other months in the year so it’s nice to wang more creativity out for August.
What are the big things you’ve learned since 2023 and have you absorbed any of the lessons yet?
Edinburgh fringe can be a wonderful place but it can also be a chuffin’ expensive corporate nightmare! It’s like a toxic relationship – Last time I did it for the full month was 2022 and then after that I was like, “NEVER AGAIN” then as it approached in 2023 it was, “Maybe a little bit wouldn’t hurt” so did a week which I enjoyed so much and was deeply saddened that I wasn’t there for the full whack so here I am, back again for the full month this year… Is there a lesson somewhere in that? Probably not.
I always try to have a better show than the last.
Tell us about your show.
My show is called SKIN and I guess the crux of it is about being comfortable in your own skin… but on the path to that I get swept up with massive shoes, women jumping out of bushes, mental illness, addiction, squirrels, baby squids, pensioners with police radios, wrapping heads in sellotape and ‘Chicken Lickin’.
Phil McIntyre Live are producing it, my wonderful agent Andrew Roach at Insanity put us in touch. I’ve been previewing it up and down the country and I hope to take it on a little tour after.
What should your audience see at the festivals after they’ve seen your show?
Flippin’ Nora there’s so much good stuff at The Fringe this year! I’m a big fan of folk with a unique voice and ‘ere is a comedic gang of those…
Amy Mason: Feemason – Her delivery has me in stitches, this show has one of the best jokes I’ve ever heard in it… and the best hat!
Tom Lawrinson: Buried alive and loving it – Feel like Tom is a bit of a trailblazer, he’s always original, always daft and it’s always a pleasure to watch anything he’s doing.
Lee Kyle and Friend: Not Morning People and Lee Kyle: Throwing Bottles into the sea – King Daft of all the dafts. So silly, does things his way and always kicking something into the sea!
Kieron Flynn and Rachel Baker: Two reds are better than one – Both hilarious but only saw Rachel for the first time a couple of weeks ago, she had me in stitches, she’s one of those people with funny bones and I must be a sucker for a hat in comedy because her hat bit is sooooo funny too!
David Eagle: The Eagle is Candid – Brilliant comedian with accordion who happens to be blind
Best in Class – Showcasing amazing working class acts which is very much needed at the fringe
Marjolein Robertson: 0 – Marjolein is a whimsical comedy goddess, her show last year was so so good so looking forward to this one!
Lauren Stone: Cool for Cats – Also a whimsical goddess with funny bones, looking forward to seeing what she’s rustled up
Allyson June Smith: Little Smith Sunshine – Circuit legend, a joy to be around… Reckon you’ll feel better after being in her company for an hour as I always do!
Louise Leigh: Distracted – Fellow scatterbrain who sort of whirls you up in a ball of laughter!
Andrew White: Young, Gay and a Third Thing – Smart, unique, cutting. I’m always excited to see what he does next.
Fiona Ridgewell: Believable – Another person that is just great to watch over an hour (in a show,) she’s just really fun and that shows in her shows.
Joe Wells: Daddy Autism – Joe is very hilarious and wise and I feel more funny of knowledge and laughter after I’ve watched him
Aaron Twitchen: Himbo – His confidence and joy is infectious
Alison Spittle: New Stuff WIP – Her stories have me in stitches
George Zacharopoulos: 2024 Greek Comedian of the year, Greek in the sheets and 50/50 – Such a good joke writer, his shows are always very funny.
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